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What Remains of Heaven by C. S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #5) - May 2016
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I read this at the end of last month because these books are really popular at my library and I had been on hold for it for a while... it was due back so I had to read early. I really liked it a lot... I gave it 4 stars and am on hold for the next book. Enjoy!
Just started and it starts so well! Plus I have a beautiful hard cover copy from the library which is so nice!
I will be reading this one soon!
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Eeeeek...the way you said "wow" is now making me debate whether I should drop the book I was supposed to read and move this up!
I am reading it now! Mother's Day and work is slowing me down a bit.
I finished it and did not care for the cliff-hanger aspect, but that will come up in the discussion.
I started my reread last night. It'd been three whole days that I hadn't even picked up a book so what better way to get my reading mojo back than a trip to Sebastian's regency London?Charlene wrote: "I finished it and did not care for the cliff-hanger aspect, but that will come up in the discussion."
Charlene, believe it or not, the ending could've been much more cliffhanger-ish. No spoilers here, but the author said that her publisher had her add on that very last scene in the Jarvis household. They felt that she couldn't leave the readers wondering for a whole year. lol
Good to know, Veronica. I've not thought about reading them only once a year! :-)
To Sebastian's consternation, the last person to see the Bishop alive was Miss Hero Jarvis, a woman whose already strained relationship with St. Cyr has been complicated by a brief, unexpectedly passionate encounter. It also soon becomes obvious that her powerful father has reasons of his own for wanting the Bishop out of the way. In an investigation that leads from the back alleys of Smithfield to the power corridors of whitehall, Sebastian amasses a list of suspects that ranges from some of the Prince Regent's closest cronies to William Franklin, embittered son of famous American patriot Ben Franklin. Each step Sebastian takes toward the killer brings him closer to a devastating truth that could ultimately force him to question who--and what--he really is.
Character List
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Sebastian St. Cyr: Viscount Devlin, a former military man and spy. He's 29-years old and has dark hair and strange yellow eyes with the unnatural ability to see clearly at great distances or at night. Lord Hendon's only surviving son, they enjoy a very complicated and acrimonious relationship.
Hero Jarvis: Charles, Lord Jarvis' daughter. She's 25-years old and has light brown hair and gray eyes. She and Sebastian now have a history.
Sir Henry Lovejoy: Chief magistrate at Bow Street. He calls for Sebastian's assistance in cases involving the aristocracy.
Alistair St. Cyr: Fifth Earl of Hendon and father of Sebastian and Amanda. Currently the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his late sixties with deep blue eyes. He and Sebastian were recently estranged.
Charles, Lord Jarvis: Brilliant, ruthless man and cousin to the King. Completely dedicated to the preservation of the House of Hanover, he is considered the power behind Prinny's (Prince Regent) weak Regency due to King George slipping into madness. Hero's father.
Kat Boleyn: Irish actress now toast of London. Former spy for the French. Sebastian's former lover who is now married to Russell Yates, a privateer.
Tom: Young 13-year old pickpocket befriended by Sebastian. Now serves as tiger for Sebastian as well as assisting him in solving mysteries.
Paul Gibson: Former army surgeon, an Irishman who shared the battlefields with Sebastian where he lost a leg. Unmarried, he works out of a small surgery at the base of Tower Hill and shares his knowledge of anatomy at St. Thomas and St. Bartholomew's teaching hospitals. He frequently assists St. Cyr, his friend, with his murder investigations and provides an invaluable source of knowledge. He's 32-years old slim, dark haired and of medium height and has an opium addiction.
Francis Prescott: Bishop of London who was found murdered in a crypt of St. Margaret's in Tanfield Hill.
Nigel Prescott: Oldest brother of Francis Prescott and member of the Hellfire Club. Married to Rosamund and Peter's father.
Lady Rosamond Prescott: Nigel's wife and Peter's mother.
Peter Prescott: Bishop Prescott's nephew, Nigel's son.
Marquess of Ripon: Lady Prescott's father.
Lord Quillian: Friend of the Prince, fierce opponent to the abolitionist movement.
Jack Slade: Smithfield butcher.
Obadiah Slade: Jack's son who served in the same army regiment as Sebastian.
William Franklin: Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate (but recognized) son who teaches poor young boys. He was the former colonial Governor of New Jersey and a steadfast loyalist. He's raising his granddaughter, Ellen, the illegitimate daughter of his illegitimate son, Temple.
Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Claiborne: Lord Hendon's sister, Sebastian and Amanda's aunt.
Malcolm Earnshaw: Reverend of the village of Tanfield Hill.
Daniel McCain: Doctor at the Chelsea Royal Hospital.
Charlotte McCain: Daniel's wife.
Bessie Dunlop: Former nurse of Lady Prescott and Peter Prescott.
Simon Ashley: Bishop of London's chaplain.
Morey: Sebastian's butler.
Annabelle, Lady Jarvis: Lord Jarvis' wife, Hero's mother.
Alcibiades: Codename given the name of a traitor to the King 30 years ago.
Jules Calhoun: Sebastian's valet.
Simon Taylor: Constable. One of Sebastian's aliases for investigative purposes.
Lady Amanda Wilcox: Oldest of the St. Cyr siblings, sister to Sebastian. Her husband drowned as he was attempting to murder Sebastian. He had already murdered several people.
Bayard Wilcox: Amanda's son, considered to be as mad as his deceased father. Sebastian's nephew.
Stephanie Wilcox: Amanda's 18-year old daughter, Sebastian's niece.
Jeb Cooper: Nigel Prescott's former groom, now an ostler working at the Dog and Duck Inn in Tanfield Hill.
John Moore: Archbishop of Canterbury.
Squire Douglas Pyle: Local magistrate for Tanfield Hill.
Giles: Sebastian's middle aged groom.
Arabella: Opera singer.
Delwyn St. Cyr: Distant cousin of the St. Cyrs.
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